Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-23

IEH7L o. HIFHAs
n Tbs sanitary steam sshoonsr Lso,
belsnRinR 10 The SltkA Trading Cess
. Gang, arrived hsEp yesterday aftsruoou
fs1@ The Noszb, hazing On boasd
tssniy-foaE passengers and q tiRhsl
frsiRhi. AmonR ths passengers we're
1aspsE w. JohnsoB, Ssatflsss uianaer
lawyer and Iats private sseEskazy fer
DslaaAis voorhees,. and I. B. BANS.
feunasr q Banesi Ho1sl, North SEATTLE.
xhe Leo's frsizhi s0usislsd q fourtssn
barrels q doRhah oil and threa cases az
sailed hallibnt ffisnhaa.
TALx wTTH Nh. ERkDx.
Among those Who eams fFom Alaska
On ne schooner was NJ. J. G. Brnay. 4
msmber q tbe SIska Trading Oompaay
and United States OommisntouaR for tie 1
distrlct Of Alaska, and Il miehz be IN
eldeulally meniioned that be enioys sks /
distinetion Of being the oily kep1hli-
can once holder h thai whois Terri
A reporter Of the Posr-IsrErxaorncrn |
bad The good fortune 20 fall In with Mr.. /
Brady, soon after tie schooner aRrfvad. /
i 0M1|I1IEu N0ItuWLMH
Interesting news items.
We left Eitka nine days aeD, and on |
our way out We met the schooner Chal- /
lenRe putting back on account Of hoad |
winoa Tho Ohallanpe IL the Seattle /
schooner which was seized b. the Bear /
Tor having tbs skin Of Q female seal on /
board. 1he ease was 90 Fidiouious shat |
when u came up Il vas thrown out Of /
oonEi and tbs Schooner released. Her /
seals, with those Of many other suh0on-
erE were landed at Ounaiaska, and 81
order Of The court the sch0oneF Grace /
has gone North 10 bring the skins 20
Sitks.
TIE MUKDzB or fHB ARcHEHH0P.
aAs United States O0mmissIoner, IL
became my daty 30 conduet The exam /,
ination Of young FelleF. charged with
she murder Of Archbishop Charles John II
eeehers, on the Yukon river on Eovem-
beE II, 1855. There was bat one Wit
ness, and that wa the Indian Elidog,
Who was present when the deed was
committed. The defendants refused 10 :
make any statement. Ths testimony
Of Slidog was very straightforward. He :
said the three we're ioarueying together; | !
that on the day previous 10 the murder !
the Archbishop seemed very much sui | I
Of sorts. and whipped she dogs With his
anowshoes and then threw tbs shoes
away. Fuller picked them up and car A
risd them some distance, and handed h
them 10 the priest, VITO again threw 8
them away. The Indian then picked
them mp and carried them until even
ing. Travelling was very diflcnlt, and
hni vsgy poor progress bad been made
that day. DuFina tue evening spirit =
ed discussion took place between the
Archbishop and Fuller, and the Indian r
judged from their manner that shey :
we're quaRreling, but could not under \
stand anything that vas said because Il Z
vas spoken 80 English. The next '
morning early they arose and before A
breakfast. ia fact before any words bad :,
passed between any Of them, Fuller
raised bis rife and shot Archbishop >
seRheFs through the head. AZ be fell 3
dead. the Indian jumped and grabbed =
the gun. bat Fuller shook hands with =
him and indicated that be had no in :
tention Of haxming him. After the !.
testimony vas ell IN ! held Faller with Z
out bail 70 answer 10 the charge Of muir =
der. Fuller is good looking youna :
man, With mild blue eyes and light Ia
hais. and the last person you would i
suspect Of being murderer" =,
DUNCAN AND his PEOPLE MOVING. d
"Many years ago 9 Christian ship
captain sailed north and stopped al va Z
rious points along the British Columbia I
and Alaskan Coast. He saw the In 3
dams trading their valuable furs and
skins TO the Hudson Bay Oompany's q
agents for whisky, with which they !
would get drunk and murder one an 2
ether, and be at once became imrres ed !
with the necessity OF the missionaries &
doing something to enliRhten these 3
poor beniQhted mortals. On bis return
t0 England be laid the whole matter be- Y
fore the London Missionary Society and o
made q strong appeal for some one 60
be sent 20 teach and enlighten those e
people. Appeal after appeal was made, Z
bat no one could be found Who was
willing 20 undertake the mission. Fir
nalIy, Duncan, who at that time wa9I Z
only 3 boy clerking In Q grocery store. z
arose Ia the meeting and volunteered 20
undertake the work. More than thirty .
years ago be landed at an Indian vii 3
iaae on the shores Of British Columbia
ard started q school In an Indian @
house, Altar time the sorcerers be- \
came envious Of him and gave him
great opposition and tFonble, bat be got 2
q hold on two OF three families who 3
stood by him until the instructions he
impaired to them attracted others about Y
and % well did be perform bis work
that all the Indians IN that tribe were /
Won over 70 him. He taught them 30 q
farm, TO build houses, 70 work in iron, Q
10 weave blankets and 10 follow all sorts 9
Of useful pursuits, and, more than that, >
be taught them their duty 10 their God
and 20 their fellow men. he raised I
them from low, IL GRANT, squa- 2
lid, murderoEs savaReg 70 indus .
tKious, Law loving, intelligent
and thrifty citizens. Some time ago .
trouble spranQ up between the Church of 4
England and Mr.. Duncan In regard to 3
matters pertaining TO the church, and :
Bishop was sent to Metlahkatla TO per.
form certain rites and ceremonies which =
Mr.. Duncan under the rules Of the .
church could not perform, bat the To-
dams would have nothinQ TO de With ,
he rev nan. The trooble Continued L
and Hnaliy Mr.. Duncan asked permits
sion Of the United States Government
10 move bis people 10 Alaska. The per.
mission was granted and the day We
left Sitka We saw ave large canoe loads
OF the MetlahkatlAa crossing the water
10 their new home. The people Of Alas
he are pleased 20 have them cone as Il 2
viii add 800 intelligent, iadustrious,
thrifty people TO our population. They I
have 4 ssWmiIi, build good residences,
large school houses and fine churches.
They have teeiF laws. their judges and
their courts. Questions Of law are de-
cided By the judges, and questions Of
fact By iuries. Mr.. Duncan, they look .
up to a. their great teacher ans adviser,
and ~ be has lately received consider Z
able money 10 aid him in carrying for !
ward his work. be expects 10 found
missisn in Alaska which viii be credit
10 himself and the people be Is leading
up 20 civilization.
MINES AND MINEBs.
II see that your paper has given con-
siderable space 10 our mining develop
ments. bat the half has never beeH told.
Alaska il rapidly gaining attensioR Of
capitalists, through its mines, and cap
isAl is What IL repaired 20 develop them.
We have recently made discoveries
II - A.. a.